UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

MARIANO HERNANDEZ-MUNIZ,

Defendant-Appellant.

Nos. 01-2068 & 01-2107

(D.C. No. CIV-00-777-BB/KBM)

(D. N.M.)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before EBEL, KELLY, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of these appeals. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The cases are therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

Mariano Hernandez-Muniz, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, requests a certificate of appealability (COA) to appeal the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 habeas petition. He appeals separately the district court's ruling on the merits of his petition and its later refusal to grant him a COA.

To obtain a COA, Hernandez-Muniz must make "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c). This court has reviewed his request for a COA, his appellate brief, the district court's order, as well as the entire record before us. We conclude that his petition does not meet the standard quoted above.

We GRANT Hernandez-Muniz's motion to amend his application for a certificate of appealability. We DENY the request for a certificate of appealability and DISMISS these appeals.

Entered for the Court

Mary Beck Briscoe

Circuit Judge